Red Sea

Navy cmdr. confirms seizure of 2 US unmanned vessels

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – The Chief Commander of Iran’s Army Navy Force Rear Admiral Shahram Irani confirmed the seizure of 2 American unmanned vessels by Naval Forces of the Iran Army whose mission is to protect international waters.

Iran Navy releases details of seizure of two US vessels

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Navy Force released the details of the seizure of two US Navy surveillance vessels in the Red Sea.

Iran naval fleet clashes with pirates in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The 83rd fleet of the Iranian Army Navy Force has reported the clash with pirates in the Red Sea on Thursday.

Iran Navy escort team clashes with attacking boats in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – An army navy escort team engaged in clashes with a group of attacking boats in the Red Sea after receiving a message from an Iranian ship.

Israel regime expresses concern over Iran presence in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Israeli regime war minister Benny Gantz revealed satellite images he claimed showed the “most significant” Iranian maritime activity in the Red Sea in a decade.

Iran Navy escort team clashes with pirates in Red Sea

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Army Navy, said on Wednesday that an army navy escort team engaged in clashes with a group of pirates who were trying to hijack an Iranian commercial ship in the Red Sea.

Saudi coalition seizes another Yemeni oil tanker in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – The Saudi coalition has seized a Yemeni tanker ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the Red Sea on Thursday.

UKMTO says it received reports of vessel attacked off Yemen

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported the attack on a ship near the Yemeni port of "Ras Isa" in the Red Sea.

Army navy fleet return home from mission to Red Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – The Iranian Army Navy's intelligence and operational fleet 76 docked at Bandar Abbas port after an 87-day mission in the Red Sea.

Armed Forces Spox:

Iran to respond to 'Saviz' ship attack perpetrators

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – A spokesman with the Iranian Armed Forces said that after conducting an investigation into the incident of ship 'Saviz', Iran will no doubt respond to its perpetrators.

NY Times:

Israeli regime behind attack against Iranian ship

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – The New York Times on Wednesday said that the Israeli regime notified the United States that it had struck the Iranian military vessel Saviz, in the Red Sea.

Contradictory reports on attack on Iranian ship in Red Sea

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) -A Zionist source claimed that unconfirmed reports say that an Iranian-flagged ship, Saviz, has been targeted in a missile strike in the Red Sea on Tuesday.

Egypt seeking $1B in compensation for Suez Canal calamity

TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) – Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will seek over 1 billion US dollars in compensation for the losses caused by the container ship Ever Given that was stuck in the waterway and blocking navigation for six days, SCA chairman

Navy presence in intl. waters foil enemies' plots: Khanzadi

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has said that the dispatching naval fleets to international waters has defeated enemies' conspiracies.

Seven oil tankers bound for Syria intercepted in Red Sea: PM

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Seven oil tankers bound for Syria have been intercepted in the Red Sea, with two of them being targeted in “terrorist attacks”, said the country’s Prime Minister Hussein Arnous.

Iran Navy to resume Red Sea missions: Top General

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy will resume its missions in the Red Sea, said the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

Iran reacts to oil tanker explosion in Jeddah port

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – In a reaction to the Monday explosion of an oil tanker at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, the Spox of the Iranian foreign ministry said Iran rejects any act of sabotage against maritime safety and freedom of intl. trade.